From Open CNC Systems to Cyber-Physical Machine Tools: A Case Study

Changyi Deng, Ruifeng Guo, Pai Zheng, Chao Liu, Xun Xu, Ray Y. Zhong*

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Abstract

The aim of next-generation Computer Numerical Control (CNC) is shifting from an open architecture, which has better flexibility, adaptability, versatility and expansibility, to a cyber-physical model, which offers real-time monitoring and control of the machining processes. This paper introduces a real case study to demonstrate such tendency from Open CNC systems to Cyber-Physical Machine Tools (CPMT) based on a low-power embedded platform. Firstly, a new open CNC architecture is presented, which is able to achieve high-precision, high-efficiency, and low-power consumption. Secondly, the open CNC architecture is extended to a CPMT by using Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN), where WSN is utilized to enable monitor and control the machining processes, and the integrated development platform is termed as CPMT. Finally, a case of health monitoring system for CPMT is designed and its system testing is carried out.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1270-1276
Number of pages7
JournalProcedia CIRP
Volume72
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2018
Event51st CIRP Conference on Manufacturing Systems, CIRP CMS 2018 - Stockholm, Sweden
Duration: 16 May 201818 May 2018

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This work was supported by the National Science and Technology Major Project of the Ministry of Science and Technology of China (Grant no. 2016ZX04004-006). The authors wish to acknowledge the financial support provided by the China Scholarship Council and the University of Auckland Joint Scholarship. The authors are also grateful to the researchers at the Industry 4.0 Laboratory for Smart Manufacturing Systems, the University of Auckland.

Keywords

  • Cyber-Physical Machine Tools
  • Cyber-Physical System
  • Open CNC

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